The true story of a group of four boys brought up in New York's notorious Mafia-run Hell's Kitchen during the 1960s. After nearly causing a man's death, they were sent to a reformatory where guards routinely brutalized them, leaving them with nothing but an undying loyalty to one another.
It has been a house of secrets for over sixty years - Bridge House on the edge of Exmoor, beautiful and remote, a wild place where the sound of the rushing stream is ever present. Clio is staying there with her godmother Hester, reliving happy childhood memories. Jonah, visiting the area, chances upon the house where his mother stayed as a child during the fevered atmosphere of the second world war, a time when passions ran high. They don't yet know it, but their histories are inextricably linked. Hester knows the truth, but how much should she tell them? What would be gained by raking over the past? As the young couple become closer, Hester realises that they must know the truth, before it is too late.
Also featuring DI Jack Caffery, Mo Hayder's terrifying second novel now reissued in B-format.
Someone has murdered euthanasia champion Dr. Eldon Mate in the back of his own suicide van. The case is assigned to veteran LAPD homicide detective Milo Sturgis, who turns once again to his friend Dr. Alex Delaware. But working this case raises a conflict of interest for Alex -- one so profound he can't even discuss it with Milo.
Venue séjourner sur l'île de Rhodes pour se remettre d'un drame personnel, Heather Mallender disparaît brusquement au cours d'une balade en montagne, presque sous les yeux d'Harry Barnett, le gardien de la villa où elle résidait. Soupçonné de l'avoir assassinée, Harry est laissé en liberté, faute de preuves. Ce quinquagénaire alcoolique et désabusé décide alors de mener l'enquète à partir de sa seule piste: les vingt-quatre dernières photos prises par la jeune femme. Cliché après cliché, il va ainsi reconstituer les dernières semaines de sa vie, entre la Grèce et l'Angleterre. Mais plus il apprend de choses sur le passé d'Heather et plus le mystère s'épaissit. Robert Goddard signe avec Heather Mallender a disparu un pavé à suspense à devenir asocial et insomniaque. Olivia de Lamberterie, Elle. Rendez-vous à la fin, grandiose et inattendue. Vraiment. Marie Rogatien, Le Figaro Magazine.
1981. Tredower, en Cornouailles. A l’occasion du mariage de sa nièce, Chris est de retour dans le domaine que son grand-oncle Joshua a acquis entre les deux guerres. Au cours de la cérémonie, Nick, son ami d’enfance, surgit et affirme détenir la preuve que son père, exécuté pour avoir commandité le meurtre de Joshua en 1947, était innocent. Le lendemain, on retrouve Nick pendu. Chris décide alors de faire la lumière sur la mort de Joshua. Il est loin de se douter des dangers qu'il encourt en exposant la légende familiale à la lumière de la vérité.
With the forensic acumen of Patricia Cornwell and the atmosphere of Lynda La Plante's Prime Suspect series, Birdman - already an international sensation prior to publication - introduces a troubled homicide detective battling the demons of his past while facing the psychopath of the century. In the chilling opening to Birdman, the bodies of five women are found, ritualistically mutilated and dumped on wasteland in Greenwich, England. When post-mortem examinations reveal a single, horrific signature linking the victims - a tiny bird sewn into each chest - the police realize they are on the trail of a serial killer with a terrifying mind. Detective Inspector Jack Caffery, young,driven, unshockable, finds himself facing both hostilities within the force and his own memory of a lethal failure, as he struggles to unravel the most macabre murders he's ever seen. Now, as he employs every weapon science can offer, he knows he has little time before the sadistic killer strikes again. But he has so little evidence. All he has are five mutilated corpses and five dead little birds. Mo Hayder - with a keen psychological insight, brilliant forensic and procedural detail, and a psychically wounded but charismatic lead investigator - has written a first novel of raw intensity and deep understanding that will thrill the hearts of the most demanding readers of crime fiction. From the Paperback edition.
1940. American Stephen Metcalfe is a minor asset in the US secret intelligence forces in Europe. Through a wild twist of fate, he must instigate a bold plan that may be the only hope for what remains of the free world. He must travel to wartime Moscow to find, and possibly betray, a former lover... 1991. The Communist empire is on the verge of oblivion, and a coup is being planned by a powerful new cabal. Stephen Metcalfe, now a retired ambassador, must return to Moscow and finally reveal a secret that has haunted him since the fall of Berlin...a secret that might just avert a global cataclysm.
As a child, Maggie Faraday grew up in a lively, unconventional household with her young mother, four very different aunts and her eccentric grandfather. With her mother often away, her aunts took turns to look after her - until, just weeks before Maggie's sixth birthday, a shocking event changed everything.
It Is A Hot Summer S Day In The Tourist Village Of Avebury.A Man Sits Outside The Red Lion Pub, Waiting. He Sees A Woman With Three Young Children, Two Of Them Running Ahead While Their Sister Dawdles Behind. A Child S Voice Catches On The Breeze.For Want Of Anything More Interesting To Do, The Man Watches. He Sees Nothing Sinister Or Threatening. Even When Another Figure Enters His Field Of Vision, He Does Not React. The Figure Is Ordinary - Male, Short-Haired, Stockily Built.But He Is Moving Fast, At A Loping Run.And Then It Happens. In One Swift Movement, The Running Man Grabs The Youngest Child And Carries Her Away. Still The Man Outside The Pub Does Not React. Suddenly, Awhite Transit Van Bursts Into View, Its Engine Racing, Its Rear Door Slamming Shut.The Child And Her Abductor Are Inside. The Child S Sister Rushes Forward. The Man Outside The Pub Jumps Up&The Tragedy Begins At Avebury.But It Does Not End There.
